Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Russell, Wisconsin

Town of Russell’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Buildings and building work within Russell town limits, including erection, enlargement, alteration, plumbing or electrical-system work, moving or demolition of structures, and operations affecting real-property value.

  • The permit must be approved by the Town Board or its designated appointee.
  • No permit is required when total labor-and-material value does not exceed $2,000.00 as determined by the Town Board, or when the Town Board determines the work is maintenance and repair.
  • A Town Board-determined fee must accompany each application.
  • Permits are issued for one-year periods; if work has not started by the end of that period, renewal requires a new application, building plans, and the application fee.
  • Any permit over $50,000.00 must be accompanied by blueprints or plans.

  permit exemption threshold: <= 2000 USD (When determined by the Town Board; maintenance and repair as determined by the Town Board are also exempt.) · permit term: 1 year (A new application, building plans, and application fee are required to renew if work was not started.) · blueprints or plans threshold: > 50000 USD (Any permit over this amount must be accompanied by blueprints or plans.)

  “No building or any part thereof shall be erected or ground broken therefore within the Town limits unless a permit for same has been approved by the Town Board or designated appointee. [...] No permit shall be required for any building as defined in the previous paragraph when the total value of labor and materials does not exceed $2000.00 as determined by the Town Board or when such work is determined by the Town Board to be maintenance and repair.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Structures, land, water, and air inside the unincorporated areas of Russell town, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.

  • The ordinance applies to the unincorporated areas of Russell town.

  “JURISDICTION. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply to all structures, land, water, and air within the unincorporated areas of the Town of Russell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.”

• Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

  Private water supplies and sewage-disposal systems, including private onsite wastewater treatment systems, inside Russell town.

  • A County Sanitary Permit and full compliance with the Sheboygan County Sanitary Ordinance are required before a private water supply or sewage-disposal system is located, installed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, substantially altered, or has its use changed.
  • No Russell town building permit may issue until water supply and sewage disposal are assured and a Sanitary Permit is issued according to State Code.
  • The county ordinance applies to all lands and waters in incorporated and unincorporated Sheboygan County.
  • Future subdivisions adjacent to a public sewer system must join that system.
  • A motorhome may not be connected to a private sewage system.

  “No private water supply or sewage disposal system, or part thereof, shall be located, installed, moved, reconstructed, extended, enlarged, converted, substantially altered, or its use changed without a County Sanitary Permit and without full compliance with the SANITARY ORDINANCE, SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN.”

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.